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Chipper

/ˈtʃɪpɚ/ · 100% boys · 12 born in 2025

Chipper has been given to about 458 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtʃɪpɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 417
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Chipper per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2021 · 24
  • Born in 202512
  • All time458

How popular is Chipper?

Its best year was 2021, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 4267th. The typical living American called Chipper is about 24 years old today.

Names that sound like Chipper

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. River0.61
  2. Chester0.60
  3. Iker0.61
  4. Schuyler0.62
  5. Miller0.61
  6. Christopher0.58
  7. Bridger0.61
  8. Oliver0.56

Middle names for Chipper

Ranked by flow score
  1. Chipper Paul0.77
  2. Chipper John0.77
  3. Chipper Blake0.76
  4. Chipper Wade0.76
  5. Chipper Quinn0.76
  6. Chipper Jude0.76

Sibling names for Chipper

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Wesbrother · 0.81
  2. Romysister · 0.78
  3. Barronbrother · 0.78
  4. Rosalinasister · 0.77
  5. Azaiahbrother · 0.77
  6. Kiyomisister · 0.77

Where Chipper is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Chipper Anderson0.77
    2. Chipper White0.72
    3. Chipper Nguyen0.72
    4. Chipper Moore0.72
    5. Chipper Hill0.72
    6. Chipper Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Chipper

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.